The EU Space Programme now plays a key role in Europe’s rail modernisation, with a new expert group strengthening cooperation between EUSPA, EU-Rail, ERA and the European Commission on space-enabled rail solutions.
Copernicus supports drone operations, particularly ground risk assessments, with free, regularly updated population density data across Europe. This was recently demonstrated in an EUSPA project with drone operators and Civil Aviation Authorities.
Integrating the Copernicus Global Human Settlement Layer dataset into its ground risk computation tool means better risk assessment and mitigation these risks in U-space airspace design.
